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Man Climbs Up Building To Save A Dog Dangling On The 13th Floor

A man in Colombia put his life on the line to save a dog from certain death - an extraordinary act of heroism all caught on film.

Last Friday, Diego Andrés Dávila Jimenez was at home in his 13th-floor apartment in Bogota when he got a call alerting him to a pending emergency. Turns out, his next-door neighbor's dog, Luna, had somehow slipped between the rails of her balcony and was moments away from falling, hanging by just her hips and back legs.

A crowd, meanwhile, had gathered to watch in horror from the ground below.

Jimenez's selfless act to save Luna has earned him praise from countless folks after video of the rescue was posted on social media. There is one person, however, who wasn't so thrilled about his heroism, he says: